APPLETON, WISCONSIN (WTAQ) – A 64-year-old Appleton man was taken into custody over the weekend for allegedly stabbing his roommate.
Police say Anderson L. Dotson is being held at the Outagamie County Jail on a preliminary charge of First Degree Reckless Injury, with the possibility of more charges being added.
Officers responded to a business parking lot at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and North Oneida Street.
Upon arrival, they found a 50-year-old man who had walked to the business. The man had a stab wound to his abdomen and remains hospitalized after surgery.
Dotson was taken into custody at his Oneida Street apartment without incident and was treated for minor injuries.
Investigators determined a disturbance inside the apartment escalated to a physical altercation.
A search warrant was obtained, and officers say evidence related to the stabbing incident was located in the apartment.
Over the weekend, Appleton Police also reported two other incidents of note.
Early Saturday, police took a 53-year-old man to a mental health facility after he made suicidal threats to officers who responded to a welfare check at the man’s home on the 700 block of West Seventh Street.
Officers used less-than-lethal bean bags to subdue the man, who falsely stated he was in possession of a handgun.
Saturday night, police responded to a shots fired call on the 400 block of North Morrison Street.
No injuries were reported, but officers found property damage and evidence that indicated a gun was fired.
The evidence was collected and will be submitted to a crime lab for further analysis.
